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Donglian Sun

  • Professor

    Contact Info

    Dr. Sun
    Name
    Dr. Donglian Sun
    Job Title
    Professor
    Phone Number
    703-993-4736
    Office Number
    Exploratory Hall, Room 2407, MSN 6C3

    Affiliations

    Current Research

    Sample current sponsored projects:

    • Land Surface Temperature Retrieval from GOES satellites, Sponsor: NOAA 
    • GOES-R Flood/Standing Water Project, Sponsor: NOAA 
    • Demonstrating the Value of NASA Research Satellite Data, Data Assimilation Products and Models for Improving Seasonal Prediction of Tropical Climate, Sponsor: NASA

    Selected Publications

    • Li, W., Yang C., and Sun D.L. (2008). Mining the correlations and rules of geophysical parameters’ contribution to tropical cyclones, Computers & Geosciences. (in press)
    • Pinker, R.T., D.L. Sun, M. Huang, and J. Barsara (2008) Evaluation of surface temperature retrieval from GOES over the United States, J. Applied Meteorology and Climatology (in press)
    • Sun, D. L., K. M. Lau, and M. Kafatos, 2008: Contrasting the 2007 and 2005 hurricane season-evidence of possible impacts of Saharan dry air and dust on tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L15405, doi:10.1029/2008GL034529.
    • Yang R., D. Sun, J. Tang (2008) A ‘sufficient condition combination for rapid intensifications of tropical cyclones, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L20802, doi:10.1029/2008GL035222
    • Sun, D.L., and R. T. Pinker (2007) Retrieval of Surface temperature from the MSG_SEVIRI observations: Part I. Methodology. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28(23), 5255-5272
    • Sun, D.L. and Kafatos, M. (2007) Note on the NDVI-LST relationship and the use of temperature-related drought indices over North America. Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L24406, doi:10.1029/2007GL031485
    • Sun, D. L., M. Kafatos, G. Cervone, Z. Boybeyi, and R. Yang (2007) Satellite Microwave Detected SST Anomalies and Hurricane Intensification. Journal of Natural Hazards, 43(2), 273-284, DOI 10.1007/s11069-006-9099-5.

    Contact Info

    Dr. Sun
    Name
    Dr. Donglian Sun
    Job Title
    Professor
    Phone Number
    703-993-4736
    Office Number
    Exploratory Hall, Room 2407, MSN 6C3